Durcan gives an incredibly honest portrayal of his personal life throughout ‘Father’s Day, 21 June 1992’. Father’s Day, 21 June 1992 by Paul Durcan.

His father, John, was a barrister and circuit court judge; father and son had a difficult and formal relationship. Emma Baldwin More from this Author . By-passing Swinford – Croagh Patrick in my rear-view mirror – My cell phone rang and, stopping on the hard edge of P. Flynn’s highway, I heard Mark your father say: “A baby girl was born at 3.33 p.m. Tough work, all well.” That Sunday in May before daybreak As I did on your Incarnation Day.

Weighing 7 and a I/2 Ibs in Holles Street. About The Author. Father’s Day, 21 June 1992 Just as I was dashing to catch the Dublin- Cork train Dashing up and down the stairs, searching my pockets, She told me that her sister in Cork wanted a loan of the axe; It was late June and The buddleia tree in the backyard Had grown out of … Durcan was born and grew up in Dublin and in Turlough, County Mayo. Rosie Joyce by Paul Durcan. Emma graduated from East Carolina University with a BA in English, minor in Creative Writing, BFA in Fine Art, and BA in Art Histories. ‘Father’s Day, 21 June 1992’, Durcan again discusses his strained relationship with his wife, but this time from the perspective of a man who is also a father. Structure and Poetic Techniques in Father’s Day, 21 June 1992 ‘Father’s Day, 21 June 1992’ by Paul Durcan is a fifty-nine line poem that does not follow a specific rhyme scheme or metrical pattern. The lines are all very different in length, ranging from four words up to around twelve. Paul Durcan (born 16 October 1944) is a contemporary Irish poet.